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Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States
Sanish, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Sanish, North Dakota is located in North DakotaSanish, North DakotaSanish, North DakotaShow map of North DakotaSanish, North Dakota is located in the United StatesSanish, North DakotaSanish, North DakotaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 47°58′26″N 102°32′46″W / 47.97389°N 102.54611°W / 47.97389; -102.54611
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyMountrail
Elevation2,120 ft (650 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1031354

Sanish is an unincorporated community in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. Sanish is located along North Dakota Highway 23 and Lake Sakakawea, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) west of New Town. Sanish was founded in 1915. The name, "Sanish" was an Arikara word meaning "real people" or "object". While the present community of Sanish was established in 1953, when the original Sanish townsite was inundated by Lake Sakakawea. Old Sanish, as the original town is now known as, was a Native American community; after its evacuation, its residents moved to New Sanish and New Town.

Old Sanish

In October 1914, a news article had announced that newly founded town of Sanish was going to be surveyed their town site in Mountrail County, North Dakota. Three months later, in January 1915, a post office was registered named, "Sanish". And not too long later the Sanish Sentinel was first published. Sanish's new Catholic church celebrated the first mass in August.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanish, North Dakota
  2. ^ "The Two Sanishes". Prairie Public. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  3. Reha, Bob. "Water Wars: The lost towns of Lake Sakakawea". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  4. "Sanish, ND". Ghosts of North Dakota. Retrieved August 18, 2013.

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Municipalities and communities of Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States
County seat: Stanley
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Map of North Dakota highlighting Mountrail County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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